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Meyer, Neil – 1995
The real property tax is local government's primary source of revenue, providing 48 percent of local governmental revenues nationwide. Of all local government expenditures, 37 percent go to elementary and secondary schools. Therefore, problems with property tax become problems of school finance. Taxes and subsidies generally do not change the…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform
Rainwater, Lee; Smeeding, Timothy M. – 1995
This paper investigates the real living standards and poverty status of U.S. children in the 1990s compared to the children in 17 other nations, including Europe, Scandinavia, Canada, and Australia. The analysis is based on the Luxembourg Income Study database. It was found that American children have lower real spendable income than do comparable…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Foreign Countries
Hoffman, Charlene M. – 1996
This report attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of total federal financial support for education since fiscal year 1980. It takes into account programs that reside in Federal agencies other than the Department of Education if they have significant educational components. Federal support for education, excluding estimated Federal tax…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1994
Fiscal stress has plagued state and local governments in the first part of the 1990s, and difficulties in balancing budgets and obtaining revenue for needed public services are likely to continue. This document examines the leading alternatives for increasing state and local tax revenue, pointing out that the best options vary from state to state.…
Descriptors: Budgets, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Jordan, K. Forbis; Lyons, Teresa S. – 1992
Diverse economic, social, and legal concerns have brought renewed attention to the problem of financing public schools. The primary economic concern is preparing students to compete successfully in the international marketplace. The change in demographics of the United States also is a major social concern for education. Legal concerns focus on…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Seybert, Jef – 1991
In an effort to estimate the economic impact of Johnson County Community College (JCCC) on the Kansas City Metropolitan Area for 1988-89, the Ryan-New Jersey model was used to examine both direct and indirect economic influences of the college. Direct economic impact was assessed by examining institutional expenditures in the metropolitan area;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Economic Development
Pickens, William H. – 1982
The use of performance funding, which provides institutions with income for educational results, was tested in Tennessee. Traditionally, the budget has been separated from performance evaluation, and state formulas have evolved from the need for funding to be objective, comparable, and predictable. The Performance Funding Project in Tennessee,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance
Whitman, Robert L.; Pittner, Nicholas A. – 1988
This book provides Ohio citizens with information on school tax issues and levy campaigning. The material is presented in a structural step-by-step process that lends itself to the practical application for preparing a levy. This book is a guide to understanding various tax issues, tax reduction factors, and the changing tax duplicate that affects…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1977
This annotated bibliography cites seventy-nine references (including books, reports, articles, papers, and congressional hearings) on financing postsecondary education. Annotations vary in length, the shortest about 20 words and the longest approximately 170 words. The following are representative titles: Viewpoint: Money for Continuing Education;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
Stinson, Thomas F.; Voelker, Stanley W. – 1978
Development of Northern Great Plains coal resources will create new demands for state and local government services. Development will also produce increased government revenues. Special taxes on coal production have been enacted in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming in order to ensure that state and local governments receive sufficient revenues to…
Descriptors: City Government, Computer Science, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Arlington, David, Ed. – 1976
Textbooks on government invariably include sections on state and local government, but because of the diversity of political structures existing on the local level, most material is general and not very satisfactory in helping students understand their immediate political environment. This resource was put together to help teachers gather relevant…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Human Services, Instructional Materials
Governor's Commission on Public School Finance, Raleigh, NC. – 1979
Based upon a study of North Carolina, its population, and its fiscal support for schools, this report summarizes the Commission's twelve recommendations. The recommendations are related to: (1) equal opportunity for all children; (2) a comprehensive programmatic method of funding local programs; (3) allocation of State aid through a weighted…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Jolly, David O. – 1979
Legislative concerns in funding higher education in California are considered. Information is presented on the state's overall fiscal status and the impact of declining enrollment. Funding appropriations in 1979-80 to the University of California (UC) and the California State Colleges and University (CSUC) are specified. For the 1979-80 budget,…
Descriptors: Budgets, Declining Enrollment, Educational Finance, Financial Problems
Brames, Fred – 1980
The private corporation leasing arrangement, as a source of school construction funds, is increasingly being used in Indiana; however, the principles are applicable in any state. The private corporation charges a project fee, which represents its maximum anticipated profit. The private corporation obtains the funds for the project; makes the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Bond Issues, Business
Doversberger, Betty; Hickrod, G. Alan – 1979
In response to the likelihood of some form of tax limitation in Illinois in the near future, this study discusses a tax limitation measure that was proposed to the 81st Illinois General Assembly, the Taxpayer's Rights Amendment (also known as the Totten Bill), and compares it with measures recently passed in other states, with emphasis on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Enrollment Trends, Expenditures